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A visit to the Rico Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Rico Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rico Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rico Cemetery

Lat:   37.6794°   (37° 40' 45")

Lon:   -108.0351°   (-108° 2' 6")

The Rico Cemetery is located in Dolores County<2>.

The county seat for Dolores County is located in Dove Creek. Dove Creek lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the west of the Rico Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Rico Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rico Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hermosa Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermosa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hermosa Cemetery is located in La Plata County
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheek Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheek Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sheek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Sheek Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57548 <5>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Nash Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nash Cemetery is located in Dolores County
  • Thompson Park Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Park Cemetery is located in La Plata County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mancos Pioneer Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mancos Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Mancos Pioneer Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
    • The Mancos Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Mormon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130961 <5>
  • Webber Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hesperus Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hesperus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hesperus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hesperus Cemetery is located in La Plata County
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in La Plata County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Animas Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Animas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Animas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Animas Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Summit Ridge Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Ridge Cemetery
      • The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
      • The Summit Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Delores Cemetery
      • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #405940 <5>
    • Greenmount Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Cemetery
      • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in La Plata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Durango.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1013065 <5>
    • Shreck Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shreck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shreck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shreck Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Peoples Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
      • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
      • The Peoples Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963336 <5>
    • Hay Gulch Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Gulch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hay Gulch Cemetery is located in La Plata County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rico Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rico Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rico
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Rico is located in Dolores County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <7>
  • Dunton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
    • Dunton is located in Dolores County
  • Graysill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graysill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
    • Graysill is located in San Juan County
  • Ames ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in San Miguel County
  • Ophir
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <7>
  • Alta ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in San Miguel County
  • Rockwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in La Plata County
  • Ilium
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ilium. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
    • Ilium is located in San Miguel County
  • Vance Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vance Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
    • Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
  • Mountain Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <7>
  • Keystone ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in San Miguel County
  • Vanadium ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
    • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hermosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
      • Hermosa is located in La Plata County
    • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
      • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
    • Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
      • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
    • Telluride
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • San Miguel ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
    • Sawpit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
      • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Sawpit has also been known as:
      • Saw Pit
    • Silverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pandora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
    • Placerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
      • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
    • Tomboy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
      • Tomboy is located in San Miguel County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Rico Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dolores County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rico Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Rico Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Rico Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1794985  (Rico Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1794985 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rico
    • County: Dolores         Elev: 2644
    • Location given for GNIS #1794985 (Rico Cemetery)

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Dolores, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rico Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6794, Longitude: -108.0351       In this case, the coordinates for the Rico Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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